Enroll in Audio Video Production 3 with Dolphin STEM Academy

Course Overview

This one-semester course is intended as a practical, hands-on guide to help you understand the
techniques applied across various stages of audio-video production, which will be required
during your college education and when pursuing a career. This course has 11 lessons
organized into three units, plus three Unit Activities. Each lesson contains one or more Lesson
Activities.

This course will cover the various methods of mastering production techniques and advanced
media-delivery methods. It explores different special effects and animation techniques. It also
covers career options, portfolios, technology effects, critiquing, and copyright and labor issues.

Your teacher will grade your work on the Unit Activities, and you will grade your work on the
Lesson Activities by comparing them with the given sample responses. The Unit Activities
(submitted to the teacher) and the Lesson Activities (self-checked) are the major components of
this course. There are other assessment components, namely the mastery test questions that
feature along with the lesson; the pre- and post-test questions that come at the beginning and
end of the unit, respectively; and an end-of-semester test. All of these tests are a combination of
simple multiple-choice questions and technology enhanced (TE) questions.

Course Goals

By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:
Describe the process of operating and mastering production control room equipment.
Describe different types of lighting techniques, equipment, accessories, and their applications.
Describe various media-delivery methods based on compatibility issues like digital file
formats and cross-platform connectivity.
Apply various graphic and multimedia design using computer programs and animate the
graphic elements.
Analyze two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) computer graphics reviewing
elements such as characters, backgrounds, and effects.
Describe the use of costumes and makeup in movies and explain how to use makeup to
achieve certain effects.
Describe various career opportunities in the audio-video industry.
Create a digital portfolio.
Describe the impact of emerging technologies and industry trends on the audio-video industry.
Use appropriate productivity tools and rubrics to assess and critique media effectively.
Describe the various copyright and labor laws applicable to audio-video production.